Personally I think crowdsourcing is for suckers and considering how much free content is out there, your videos would have to be truly exceptional (i.e. better than McPhail or Wise) before I would consider micropaying for them...and then there is the whole have to trust another dodgy internet start up with financial information problem too. Having read two of your books, I'm not quite sure you are going to be able to distinguish yourself enough from a very crowded field.

I think you underestimate visibility you have gained from your videos, however. I bought the books because of the videos, and I put the shop on the map as a stop as well. Are the "Weekly Fly" guys making any money? There's an example of an operation that has been around for a while, but really does not generate that much buzz, but perhaps they are secretly raking it in? Take it for what it is worth...